The software also has example sketches built in that will allow me to see working examples of functions like analogue input and output, sound output and examples of communicating with the Arduino.
(Blank Sketch : Arduino Software)
The software itself seems rather simple to use, with designated buttons for uploading the sketch to the arduino and so on. This image from the book I have been reading "The Arduino Cookbook" explains what each part of the start screen is.
I dont want to go running in head first and get myself into a situation where I have to acquire another Arduino, so to teach myself the basics I have decided to use an Arduino Simulator
I have found an Arduino simulator online available from http://virtronics.com.au/Simulator-for-Arduino.html.
The simulator comes with a handy tutorial sketch to tell you how it works and what you are seeing. There is also a quick tutorial video on YouTube to get you up and running using it.
The idea behind using a simulator is to give myself time to learn the Arduino interface. Learning my lesson from last year's minor project module where i jumped in head first and couldnt rescue my project in any way.
The first sketch tutorial in "Arduino Cookbook" and the most basic according to forums is the blink function, in which an arduino is used to tell an LED to blink at certain intervals.
I have used a blink sketch with the Arduino Simulator and it looks a little something like this.
The usefulness and importance of a tool like this for my project cant be stressed enough. I am confident that through using and testing my own sketches in the arduino simulator before loading them to my arduino will help me ensure that my project works, without putting any part of the project in danger.
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